Christ and Nothing - David Bentley Hart (2003)

This essay was recommended to me in conversation with a monk - Fr. Edward - at Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, West Virginia. Holy Cross is an English-speaking monastery under the jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. www.holycross.org/
The text can be found, here: www.firstthings.com/article/20...
David Bentley Hart is an Eastern Orthodox theologian. The original version of this article was delivered as a lecture at a conference on the Ten Commandments held at St. Olaf’s College in Northfield, Minnesota, June 15-17, 2003. The papers from this conference will be published by Eerdmans.

[@koffeeblack5717]

Hart at his best: concise and not compromising depth for breadth. Full of nuanced distinction, but not tedious.

[@marymcreynolds9171]

I find Dr. Hart's words somehow comforting, a raft large enough to carry my soul to higher thought and hope. Thank you.

[@davidtagauri2034]

This is profound. I love both the message and the writing style. The speaker is also fantastic. Thank you for posting this.

[@colinpurssey9875]

A masterful dissertation and salutary counsel to re-evaluate our current cultural and ideological orientation .

[@daniel-pz1ox]

Beautifully done

[@KingPhilipF]

He is right. The desert fathers recentered me in this whirlwind

[@williamoarlock8634]

Because an imaginary Near East desert is where this rubbish started.

[@venus_envy]

You think there are no real deserts in the Near East?@@williamoarlock8634

[@libatonvhs]

@@williamoarlock8634 I pity you.

[@williamoarlock8634]

@@libatonvhs Is that supposed to mean anything?

[@MoiLiberty]

The Big homie Hart coming thru! That's what's up!

[@ALLHEART_]

Yo, you have a great channel. What AI service do you use to read these texts aloud? Speechify? If so, which AI voice did you select?

[@wildhias6195]

thank you - listening to it was a pleasure - I wonder if DBH would still put it like that, so near to American Conservatism? - whoever read this - great voice - reminds me a bit of Christopher Lee -

[@derpfaddesweisen]

Yeah, i ask myself the same thing. Not that the things he says are untrue, but they are very easily misunderstood. This form of criticism against modern individualism sounds almost like integralism, which he despises.
Also, it is clear that our modern world is "degenerate." It is brutal and a pure celebration of power, dominion and violence. But the word "degeneracy" is generally just code for queer people as it is used by the far right. This annoys me, especially since they are at the moment the most beloved target of conservative hate propaganda. Hart celebrates himself for his ability to play with words, but on some key issues he is so ambiguous.

[@davidgreenwood5602]

Brilliant and magisterial!

[@garychartier8365]

Agreed 100% about the resemblance between the reader's voice and Christopher Lee's. I'd be very pleased to know the reader's identity.

[@TheProdigalMeowMeowMeowReturns]

@@alem8100Is he suggesting that abortion Should be a legal option? Wasn’t clear on that

[@555KL]

@@TheProdigalMeowMeowMeowReturnsNo.

[@dubbelkastrull]

8:13 bookmark

[@bob110088]

This sounds like the actor Christopher Lee...?